From PPI
- Agenda PPI BOARD MEETING
- --- 30.12.2025 14:00 UTC/15:00 CET ---
- Audio recording: https://owncloud.ag-technik.de/s/mmF4n6jsx5SDEP8 (only 20 mins. due to Internet issues)
- Video: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board
- Pad:https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/ppi-board-meeting-2025-12-30-s8kl06r
Record of the meeting
1 - ATTENDEES
1.1 - Members of the PPI board
Chairperson - Keith L. Goldstein / PP-IL
Vice-Chairperson - Gregory Engels / PP-DE
Board Member - Bailey Lamon / PP-CA
General Secretary - Alexander Isavnin / PP-RU
Treasurer- Sebastian Krone / PP-DE
Board Member - Maycow Toledo / PP-BR
Board Member - Mark Anthony / PP-NL
Board Member - Carlos Polo / PP-CH
Board Member - Thomas Gaul / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Babak Tubis, PP-DE / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Schoresch Davoodi / PP-DE
Alternate Board member - Stefan Dekkers / PP-NL
- participating: ThomasG, Keith (but ill), Alex, Bastian
- excused: Bailey Lamon
- unexcused: Gregory Engels, Maycow Toledo, Mark Anthony, Carlos Polo, Babak Tubis, Schoresch Davoodi, Stefan Dekkers
- Quorum: given
1.2 - Others
- Guests:
- participating: PiratesOnAir, Numero6
2 - PROCEEDINGS
- Meeting opened at 14:18 UTC by Thomas
- Meeting chaired by Thomas
- Secretary for this meeting is all
- Quorum established with 4 out of 9 board members present.
- Streaming started: ? https://piratesonair.net/live-stream/
- Recording started: 14:18
- Postal votes: none
- Votes delegated (§5 Votes (5. 3.) ROP):
- Notes on meeting process: ?
3 - APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
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 Yes : Keith, Alex, Thomas, Bastian
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 No :
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 Abstain :
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4 - REPORTS
4.1 - Short reports of the board members
Board
- Keith Goldstein: feeling unwell today. I wrote a bit on the ga and TT5.
- Gregory Engels:
- not present
- Bailey Lamon:
- not present
- Alexander Isavnin:
- Post on FB concerning the IGF meeting
- Sebastian Krone:
- I monitored the PPI technology as I do every day.
- All patches are up to date. All systems are running smoothly.
- I have not yet received a reply from Carlos to where I should send the password for their mailbox at pp-international.
- I am working on organizing the general meeting and got a nice venue in a little townhall
- I published the finances in the PPI Wiki
- I'm still dealing with my heart attack a little and therefore can't work 24/7.
- Maycow Toledo:
- not present
- Carlos Polo
- not present
- Thomas Gaul
- nothing to report
Alternates:
- Babak Tubis
- not present
- Schoresch Davoodi
- not present
- Stefan Dekkers
- not present
5.1 - Proposals
- none
- Draft call for papers: https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/tt5-cfp-dy8l0s0
5.2 Winter GA 10.01.2025
- Agenda etc.
- We have the following spreadsheet of elections: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dVei_OLF1XdWKIEJ4wGSxRz0611S6As8i4TRLooePQU/edit?usp=sharing
- Last election there were 4 board members for 2 years and 1 for 1 year. This means we should have an election of 3 board members for 2 years and vice chair.
Alternates there is no limit.
- For copy/paste of the agenda: https://wiki.pp-international.net/wiki/index.php?title=PPI_General_Assembly_JAN_2025
5.2 - Working Groups Update
- GA Working Group Team
5.3 Economic Update
- Treasurer Report:
- Bank accounts
- It is very difficult to open a Bitcoin account for an association. I have contacted four banks so far, without success. But I'm not giving up.
5.3 ECOSOC/UN
- nothing to report
5.5 PPI HQ update
- The office is set up and running.
- https://ppi.works/
- As you know, we have taken over the “Glaesernes Mobil” from PPDE to make it available to the Pirate movement.
- Perhaps you have a few suggestions for the new design in purple and orange.
- https://ppi.works/en/the-glass-mobile/
- We are preparing for the general meeting and have secured the venue. It is necessary to have a list of visitors in Potsdam.
- We are also looking for helpers.
5.6 Website Updates
- content is needed
6 AOB - Any other business
Pirate Security Conference:
- Who of the board members are planning to go to the GA in Potsdam?
- Gregory, Bailey is not sure, Thomas, Mia,
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- Meeting Closed: 14:47 UTC by Thomas
